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What can macro policy do?

Long-term structural reforms are required, such as a uniform GST and direct tax rates

Debt investors face a tax maze in India

While debt is an important source of funds for the Indian economy, investors - especially foreign investors - have to navigate through various complexities associated with taxation of debt investment

It is all about global risk mitigation

Anemic condition, or slowing down factors of different nature, continue to prevail in all major economies

Over-estimation of GDP numbers in Budget disturb fiscal calculations

Tax receipts are expected to fall by Rs 2.5 trillion which may also be caused by the corporation tax and GST rate cuts

The new axis of infrastructure

India's massive infrastructure build-out targets need an all-hands-on-deck effort

Glitter versus gold in policy-making

Three years of slowing growth hold two important lessons for the Budget

India's public spending on old-age pensions a mere 1% of GDP: Study

India, Indonesia and South Korea are among the countries with the highest share of people who wish to continue working after the retirement

FMCG recovery likely in 2020; Nielsen, CRISIL predict double-digit growth

According to Nielsen's estimates, India's Rs 4 trillion FMCG market is expected to grow by 10% in calendar year 2020 (CY20)

Some stability, but risks remain

With destocking over, growth is stabilising but its revival faces several pro-cyclical headwinds

India's textile and apparel exports to reach $300 bn by FY25: Invest India

The textiles and apparel industry contributes 2.3 per cent to India's GDP and accounts for 13 per cent of industrial production, and 12 per cent of the country's export earnings

Worry about the trend, not the cycle

Our institutional capacity to support trend growth has not stayed the pace

Budget 2020: Why govt must look beyond taxes, do more with its money

Though non-tax revenues, including borrowings, account for 40% of the Budget, there seems to be little focus on boosting these or reducing borrowings by saving on expenditure, writes T N Ninan

Policy challenges with 5 per cent growth

Since the scope of supporting growth through fiscal and monetary policy is fairly limited, economic revival will ultimately depend on policy reforms

Don't depend on MPC alone

Maintain balance between growth and financial stability

Pak set to miss 4% GDP growth on weak industries, agriculture performance

In the case of Gross Domestic Product, the report noted that the revised estimates for the kharif season suggest that the production of important crops is likely to fall short of target for FY20

Some questions from Asia's history of 50 years that need urgent answers

India needs to figure out whether it pays to be rule-takers or seek to be rule-setters. Or, do we have an answer to China's strategic challenge? If not, what are our options, wonders T N Ninan

Economic 'Doom Loops' get harder to avoid

The ability to maintain this inherently unstable equilibrium remains the key to the prospects of advanced economies

Decline in rural sales hits FMCG in 2019, may revive by second half of 2020

To overcome, FMCG makers have introduced low unit price packs in multiple categories to make their products affordable and have also introduced multiple promotions and offers

One-fourth of Rs 102 trn infrastructure spending in energy sector alone

Rs 24.54 trillion investment will flow in the energy sector, and of that Rs 11.7 trillion would be in just the power sector

Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce

FMCG suffered on two counts -- poor consumer sentiment brought on by macroeconomic headwinds and the continuing liquidity crisis arising out of faltering NBFCs